Firefighter · Casper, WY
Firefighter in Casper: $958/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Casper median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Wyoming median, $58,090 a year. BLS still counts about 100 firefighter jobs in the metro, without a published wage. Wyoming has about 680 firefighter jobs. The 10th percentile is $39,550 and the 90th is $78,760. On the pay used here, Casper ranks 176th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,107/mo). Wyoming has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $958 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fort Collins, about 174 miles away, at $2,902 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$958
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,090
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,107
$1,318 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 1.07
Pay rank
176th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
4.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $58,090.
- Taxes$781
- Rent$1,107
- Other living costs$1,994
- Left over$958
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,090
- Federal income tax
- −$4,932
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,444
- State income tax (WY)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $48,714
- Effective tax rate
- 16.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,107
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $583
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,101
Left over each month
$4,841 gross, minus $781 in tax and $3,101 in living costs.
$958
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fort Collins, $2,902/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Casper?
$58,090 a year. That figure is the Wyoming median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published. About 100 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Casper?
$958 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wyoming has no state income tax Rent is $1,107, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Fort Collins, about 174 miles away, leaves $2,902 a month, more than Casper.